Half-naked man found dead on Kuala Baram beach (Batu 1)

MIRI: An unidentified man clad only in a t-shirt was found dead at the Sarawak Maritime Training Centre (SMTC) Batu 1 Kuala Baram beach on Tuesday morning.

The victim, who is believed to be Malaysian based on his BCG inoculation mark, was found lying face down on the beach by members of the public.

His hands were tied behind his back with a pair of underwear.

Miri Police Chief ACP Mun Kock Keong told reporters they had received a call from unidentified members of public at about 8.30am informing them about the man.

“We visited the crime site and found the victim lying face down on the beach with his hands tied behind his back,” said Mun adding that based on initial investigations done on a wound found on the left side of the victim's face and the fresh blood, the victim had died within the last 24 hours.

Mun said the wound found on the victim's face was believed to have been caused by a sharp object.

“There were a pool of blood on the sand within the vicinity of the victim's body but we have yet to identify whose blood it is,” he said adding that they had yet to ascertain the identity of the victim as no personal identification documents were found on the body.

Mun said the man was about five foot two inches in height, and had a dragon tattoo mark on his back, a floral tattoo on his left arm, and a Chinese “Yin and Yang” tattoo on his right arm.

When asked whether the underwear used to tie the victim's hands was his own, Mun said he was “not sure.”

The police have classified this case as murder and are investigating it under 302 of the Penal Code.

“There has been no missing persons report made in Miri so far,” he said, adding that the police would expand the missing persons search throughout Sarawak.

Mun said the forensic team had processed the crime site and the body had been transferred to Miri General Hospital mortuary for the postmortem.

“We will only know the actual cause of death after the postmortem has been carried out,” said Mun.

Mun also urged members of the public who had any information relating to the case to contact the police, himself, or Investigation Officer ASP Zainal at 0111-2099878.

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